Qian Jiujiu looked around and found that Mu Yexing also had a shocked expression on his face, and then his expression was unclear. Mu Yexing turned and came to the queen's side.
"Mother, I'm sorry."
When Mu Yexiao heard this, he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything, because he understood one thing, that is, what the queen said was probably true.
A person who is willing to die with Concubine Qing, for Concubine Qing, not to mention killing a queen, even destroying the country is possible. Mu Yexiao closed his eyes and felt really uncomfortable.
Qian Jiujiu saw tears falling from Mu Yexiao's eyes, while Caixiu and other servants outside were already kneeling on the ground, obviously knowing the news.
Everyone in the room was in a daze, not knowing what to do next. Xiaoman coughed twice and glanced at Qian Jiujiu.
Relatively speaking, Qian Jiujiu spent the least time with the Emperor and Concubine Qing. Even if there were feelings for them, they would not have suffered as much of a blow as the people in front of them.
Qian Jiujiu understood what Xiaoman meant. Things had already happened, and even though these people were shocked and sad, they couldn't change it. The remaining mess still had to be cleaned up.
What's more, even if the emperor died in the end, he would leave such a big mess for them to deal with. Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao and said, "Your Majesty, let someone in."
Mu Yexiao shook his head: "No need, I'll do it. Send someone to notify Fourth Brother and ask him to bring Fourth Sister-in-law to the palace."
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Cai Xiu and said, "Cai Xiu, go to the Fourth Prince's residence and ask him to come."
After hearing what they said, the Queen said, "Let the eunuch beside me go."
When the eunuch beside the queen heard this, he bowed and left. Mu Yexiao seemed not to hear it and looked at the two people on the bed again.
Both of them looked peaceful. Mu Yexiao felt sad and reached out to separate the two people, but he found that their hands were tightly clasped with their fingers intertwined.
They were impossible to separate. Mu Yexiao's hand paused for a moment, and then he saw a few letters on the pillow, which read, "From the Queen", "From Mu Yexiao", and "From the Crown Prince".
There were three letters, one for each of these three people, and a scroll of imperial edict next to them. Mu Yexiao looked at the letter in his hand, then looked at the queen, and gave the letter to the queen.
The queen took it with trembling hands and opened it directly. After reading it, she cried out in pain. Qian Jiujiu looked at the letter that fell to the ground.
The content of the letter was very simple: "Empress, I know that I owe you a lot in this life, but my heart is so small that it can only hold one Qing'er."
"I feel guilty and grateful to you because you saved my love. I wrote this letter just to tell you that I feel guilty towards you, but I also want to ask you for help."
"Qing'er and I, live and die together, live together, and die together. Please help me, bury Qing'er according to the queen's etiquette, and place Qing'er and I in the same coffin."
The queen burst into tears and looked at the emperor with complaints in her eyes: "Even if you die, you will not leave a place for me by your side. Imperial Concubine Qing will dominate your life while she is alive."
"When have you ever seen me? Even if I die now, will you deprive me of my place by your side? How little do you think I am worthy of your attention?"
The accusations made people feel sad. Qian Jiujiu reluctantly turned her eyes away and stopped looking at the queen. Qian Jiujiu had no idea what was in the letter from the prince.
But at this moment, the prince opened the letter directly and looked at Qian Jiujiu and others: "Father asked me to take good care of the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
After saying that, he looked at Mu Yexiao. Now only Mu Yexiao's letter was not opened, and there was obviously something extra in Mu Yexiao's letter, making it look thicker.
After Mu Yexiao was stunned, he opened the letter, but his eyes were blurred by tears. Mu Yexiao directly handed the letter to Qian Jiujiu: "Jiuer, read it to me."
Qian Jiujiu knew that Mu Yexiao couldn't see the words clearly, so she just read them out: "My son Yexiao, your mother and I have gone to another world."
"Your mother and I will protect you in the other world. Don't be sad for us. Princess Xiao is a good child. Your choice is right."
"If it were possible, I would love to be with your mother forever, but things don't always go as planned. You can do it, and you must cherish it.
"And I know that neither this harem nor this capital can accommodate Princess Xiao. In fact, what you don't know is that your mother's wish is the same as Princess Xiao's."
"That is, one day I will be able to walk across this vast country on my own. I once promised your mother that I would wait for you to unload the heavy burden of this country."
"I will definitely take your mother to have a good look at my vast country, but now, I have broken my promise, so I absolutely cannot leave your mother alone in that world."
"This pair of jade pendants is a token of love between me and your mother. Now I give this jade pendant to you and Princess Xiao. This pair of jade pendants also represents me and your mother."
"When you go to see this vast country in the future, remember to bring this pair of jade pendants with you. You will also be taking me and your mother with you. This will be regarded as the fulfillment of my last wish."
"My mind is a little fuzzy, so I won't say any more. My son Yexiao, your mother and I both love you."
After Qian Jiujiu finished reading, she looked at Mu Yexiao. She thought that among all the children, Mu Yexiao was the only one who was treated as his own child by the emperor.
She reached out and held Mu Yexiao's hand, holding the jade pendant in her hand: "Mu Yexiao, don't be sad, you still have me. Father must be happy that he can be with mother."
Mu Yexiao glanced at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Yes, Father must be happy."
Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao repeating subconsciously and felt even more distressed. He must have been sad to lose his loving mother and father overnight.
Forget it, she decided not to say anything. She would wait for Mu Yexiao to calm down. She just needed to stay by Mu Yexiao's side quietly. Thinking of this, Qian Jiujiu stopped talking.
After reading the letter, the few people put it away tacitly. Presumably, the emperor wrote this after he knew that Concubine Qing could not be saved, and then he committed suicide by taking poison.
Just when everyone was silent, the Fourth Prince Mu Yezhe came in with his wife Qin Yu. Looking at the emperor lying on the bed, they asked in confusion: "Father is fine, why is he..."
After he finished speaking, he realized that the atmosphere inside was a little weird. The Queen looked a little unwell, her eyes were swollen, and she heard Mu Yezhe's voice.
The queen had recovered and glanced at Mu Yezhe: "Prince, go and open the will and see what the emperor wrote."
Mu Yexing replied: "Yes, mother."
As he said this, he walked over, took the imperial edict, and opened it. Then his face looked unhappy, and he did not read it out. He gave it directly to the queen, who took it and looked at it.
His face turned even paler, and he laughed at himself: "Go, follow the will, and posthumously confer the title of Empress Qing on Concubine Qing, and bury her in the same coffin with the emperor."
"The date of your ascension to the throne will remain unchanged. After your ascension, a national mourning will be held immediately. Before the national mourning, do not disturb me. Just send the imperial decree to my palace to appoint me as the Queen Mother."
"I will stay here for the next few days to guard the emperor's body."
When Mu Yexiao heard this, he glanced at the Queen but said nothing. He just showed with his actions that he also wanted to stay, so he sat there motionless.
Mu Yezhe was a little surprised to hear this imperial decree and glanced at the prince: "Then the prince..."
The prince did not wait for Mu Yezhe to finish his words before speaking: "Come to the palace on the day of the national mourning. Go back. The fourth prince's wife is pregnant, so you have to take good care of her."
Mu Yezhe originally wanted to stay, but since the prince said so, he had no choice but to leave. After Mu Yezhe left, Mu Yexing looked at the queen.
Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu, who were sitting there motionless, sighed and said, "Mother, I still have a lot of things to do, so I will take my leave first."
After finishing speaking, Mu Yexing turned around and left. Since the enthronement ceremony was changed to coronation, there would be more things to do. Even the prince's court dress had to be changed into a dragon robe.
I'm afraid it is impossible to do it within one day. Looking at Mu Yexiao, Mu Yexing understands Mu Yexiao very well. In fact, his relationship with the emperor is not very good.
He also knew that none of them had a good relationship with the emperor. Because the emperor only had one child in his eyes, and that was Mu Yexiao, and he understood this when he was very young.
What's more, it's now. Mu Yexiao is sad and upset. He probably can't handle things well. Mu Yexing didn't say anything and turned and left.
Xiao Man followed Mu Ye Xing out and looked at Mu Ye Xing's back: "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will take your pulse."
Now that Concubine Qing is dead, it is estimated that the poisonous insect in the body of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is almost dead. In fact, Xiaoman has thought about taking the poisonous insect out of Mu Yexing's body directly.
But the insects were too small and could run very fast, so it was impossible to remove them even with surgery. Moreover, once the insects entered Mu Yexing's body, they would lay eggs.
Unless the first mother Gu dies, the other eggs will die as well, so they can't be taken out at all. Looking at Mu Yexing's outstretched hand, Xiaoman began to feel his pulse.
"Congratulations, Your Highness. The poison in your body is no longer there. You just need to take good care of yourself. It's time for Yongxi to go back to his sister."
"Your Highness has also seen it. My brother-in-law is very sad now. My sister wants to accompany him, so Yongxi has to go back to guard the palace."
Mu Yexing opened his mouth and looked at Yongxi. He didn't expect that she would also leave him.